Welcome to the CMP Blog
Twice a month, I will publish a new blog post covering the following topics:
🎶Sneak peeks into the life of a traveling musician
🎶Inspiration for my latest arrangement for winds
🎶Celebrations of a wide variety of cultures
🎶Sharing more background information about Craig Music Publishers and how we got started
🎶Challenges arrangers face
Plus many other topics, and of course, more anecdotes, memories, and passions for music. See you in my next blog post!
Blog Post 5: Mozart Rondo
This edition of my blog post is all about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I will focus on the “Rondo” from his Serenade No. 10 KV 361 “Gran Partita.” In this blog, I will share stories about how this arrangement came to life, where it was first performed, and the honors it has received.
Blog Post 4: My Favorite March
In honor of Veterans’ Day this year, I would like to write a blog post sharing my thoughts about my favorite march, John Philip Sousa’s "The Black Horse Troop." I would also like to take a moment to thank all veterans for their selfless service to this great country. We would not be where we are today without the sacrifices made by our uniformed service members.
Blog Post 3: Carmen
Here are some thoughts about my new arrangement for clarinet choir, a selection of five movements from Georges Bizet’s dynamic and fiery opera Carmen. Today, we start with the “Aragonaise, “or “Entr’Acte” from Act IV.
Blog Post 2: Polovtsian Dances Overture
Here are some thoughts on my arrangement of Alexander Borodin’s masterwork in orchestration, the “Polovtsian Dances Overture,” transcribed here for a woodwind quintet with optional percussion.
Blog Post 1: Patapan Fantasy
Here are some thoughts on my newest arrangement for Craig Music Publishers: a clarinet quartet medley that transforms the traditional French carol “Patapan” into an imaginative “Patapan Fantasy,” incorporating five additional Christmas favorites.